How To Install samba-vfs-modules on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install samba-vfs-modules on Debian 12.
What is samba-vfs-modules
samba-vfs-modules is:
Samba is an implementation of the SMB/CIFS protocol for Unix systems, providing support for cross-platform file sharing with Microsoft Windows, OS X, and other Unix systems. Samba can also function as a domain controller or member server in Active Directory or NT4-style domains.
Virtual FileSystem modules are stacked shared libraries extending the functionality of Samba. Some examples are:
- vfs_acl_xattr: Save NTFS-ACLs in Extended Attributes
- vfs_audit: record selected Samba VFS operations in the system log
- vfs_readonly: Make a Samba share read only for a specified time period
- vfs_recycle: Give the same effect as the Recycle Bin on Windows computers
- vfs_shadow_copy2: Expose snapshots to Windows clients as shadow copies
- vfs_worm: Disallow writes for older file
Note: The runtime dependencies of vfs_ceph, vfs_glusterfs and vfs_snapper are moved to Recommends.
There are three methods to install samba-vfs-modules on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install samba-vfs-modules Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install samba-vfs-modules using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install samba-vfs-modules
Install samba-vfs-modules Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install samba-vfs-modules using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install samba-vfs-modules
Install samba-vfs-modules Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install samba-vfs-modules using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install samba-vfs-modules
How To Uninstall samba-vfs-modules on Debian 12
To uninstall only the samba-vfs-modules package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove samba-vfs-modules
Uninstall samba-vfs-modules And Its Dependencies
To uninstall samba-vfs-modules and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove samba-vfs-modules
Remove samba-vfs-modules Configurations and Data
To remove samba-vfs-modules configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge samba-vfs-modules
Remove samba-vfs-modules configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove samba-vfs-modules configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge samba-vfs-modules
Dependencies
samba-vfs-modules have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install samba-vfs-modules package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.